aquariolus
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.kʷaːˈri.ɔ.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.kʷaˈriː.o.lus]
Noun
aquāriolus m (genitive aquāriolī); second declension
- (derogatory, slang) A servant in a brothel whose purpose is to provide prostitutes with water to wash themselves with after sexual intercourse.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aquāriolus | aquāriolī |
| genitive | aquāriolī | aquāriolōrum |
| dative | aquāriolō | aquāriolīs |
| accusative | aquāriolum | aquāriolōs |
| ablative | aquāriolō | aquāriolīs |
| vocative | aquāriole | aquāriolī |
Further reading
- “aquariolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aquariolus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- aquariolus in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung